setzen
Meaning
- (causative,form-of,transitive,weak) causative of sitzen: to set; to put
- (reflexive,weak) to sit down
- (reflexive,weak) to settle
Frequency
Hyphenated as
set‧zen
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈzɛtsən/
Etymology
From Middle High German setzen, from Old High German sezzen, from Proto-West Germanic *sattjan. Cognate with Hunsrik setze, English set, Dutch zetten.
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sitzen
- (class-5,intransitive,strong) to sit; to perch
- (class-5,intransitive,strong) to stay (in one place); to remain; to be (in a particular place or state)
- (class-5,intransitive,strong) to fit
- (class-5,intransitive,regional,strong) to be (e.g. with voller)
- (class-5,colloquial,intransitive,strong) to do time; to spend time in jail
- (class-5,colloquial,intransitive,strong,usually) to hit home; to have a significant effect
- (Switzerland,class-5,intransitive,strong) to sit down
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Sentences
Diese Arbeitsmittel setzen sich aus mehreren Funktionseinheiten zusammen , die zueinander in Wechselwirkung stehen .
These work equipment consist of several functional units that interact with each other.
